Powers Boothe
Known for
Born in Snyder, Texas in 1948, Powers Boothe built a career on hard men with granite voices. He won an Emmy for the title role in Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980) and later dominated the frontier as Cy Tolliver in Deadwood (2004). On film he was memorable in Tombstone (1993) and Sin City (2005), and on television he anchored 24 (2007) as Vice President Noah Daniels. Marvel fans knew him as Gideon Malick in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013). A solid, unmistakable character actor of the American screen, he died in 2017.
Powers Boothe
32 Movies
15 Series
Born in Snyder, Texas in 1948, Powers Boothe built a career on hard men with granite voices. He won an Emmy for the title role in Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980) and later dominated the frontier as Cy Tolliver in Deadwood (2004). On film he was memorable in Tombstone (1993) and Sin City (2005), and on television he anchored 24 (2007) as Vice President Noah Daniels. Marvel fans knew him as Gideon Malick in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013). A solid, unmistakable character actor of the American screen, he died in 2017.
Movies
Plays World Security Council
The Avengers
2012
Plays Officer at Leaving Ceremony (voice)
Con Air
1997
Plays Senator Roark
Sin City
2005
Plays Senator Roark
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
2014
Plays Curly Bill
Tombstone
1993
Plays Andy
Red Dawn
1984
Plays Captain Pullman
Men of Honor
2000
Plays FBI Agent Wesley Doyle
Frailty
2002
Plays Joshua Foss
Sudden Death
1995
Plays Richard III Cast
The Goodbye Girl
1977
Plays Sheriff Virgil Potter
U Turn
1997
Plays Hankie Salesman
Cruising
1980
Plays Mace Ryan
Rapid Fire
1992
Plays Colonel Faith
MacGruber
2010
Plays Bill Markham
The Emerald Forest
1985
Plays Hardin
Southern Comfort
1981
Plays The Rancher
Guns, Girls and Gambling
2012
Plays Alexander Haig
Nixon
1995
Plays Vince Johnson
Blue Sky
1994
Plays Vasily Ivanovich Chuykov
Stalingrad: Film 1
1990
Plays Cash Bailey
Extreme Prejudice
1987
Plays Lex Luthor (voice)
Superman: Brainiac Attacks
2006
Plays Father
Straight A's
2013
Plays Jackson Swallow
Into the Homeland
1987
Plays Mike Walker
A Breed Apart
1984
Plays Jim Van Scoyoc
The Final Season
2007
Plays George T. Edison (voice)
Edison & Leo
2008
Plays Frost
Mutant Species
1995
TV Shows
Plays Cy Tolliver
Deadwood
2004
Plays Lamar Wyatt
Nashville
2012
Plays Noah Daniels
24
2001
Plays Philip Marlowe
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
1983
Plays Gideon Malick
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013
Plays Gorilla Grodd (voice)
Justice League Unlimited
2004
Plays Gorilla Grodd (voice)
Justice League
2001
Plays Judge Valentine 'Wall' Hatfield
Hatfields & McCoys
2012
Plays Bartlett McClure
True Women
1997
Plays Flavius Aetius
Attila
2001
Plays John Walker
Family of Spies
1990
Plays Rev. Jim Jones
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1980
Plays Jacques D'Arc
Joan of Arc
1999
Plays Dead Justice (voice)
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
2010
Plays Sunder (voice)
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
2010
Latest Trailers
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Dead of Winter: The Donner Party
Full Filmography
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Gideon Malick · 10 episodes
2015–2016
TV
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Senator Roark
2014
Film
Straight A's
Father
2013
Film
Hatfields & McCoys
Judge Valentine 'Wall' Hatfield · 3 episodes
2012
TV
Nashville
Lamar Wyatt · 21 episodes
2012–
TV
Guns, Girls and Gambling
The Rancher
2012
Film
The Avengers
World Security Council
2012
Film
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Dead Justice (voice) · 1 episode
2010–2011
TV
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
Sunder (voice) · 1 episode
2011
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Powers Boothe still alive?
Powers Boothe passed away on May 14, 2017 at age 68.
What are the most famous roles of Powers Boothe?
Powers Boothe is best known for roles in The Avengers, Sin City, Con Air.
How many movies has Powers Boothe been in?
Over a 40-year career (since 1977), Powers Boothe has appeared in 31 movies and 14 TV shows.
What was Powers Boothe's first movie?
The career of Powers Boothe began with The Goodbye Girl (1977).
What is Powers Boothe's most recent movie or series?
Powers Boothe's most recent release is Dead of Winter: The Donner Party, which premiered on November 27, 2015.
What TV shows has Powers Boothe appeared in?
On television, Powers Boothe has appeared in Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., 24, Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, Deadwood.
Powers Boothe
1948-06-01 · Snyder, Texas, USA
Powers Allen Boothe (June 1, 1948 – May 14, 2017) was an American television and film actor. He won an Emmy in 1980 for his portrayal of Jim Jones in Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones. He also played saloon owner Cy Tolliver on Deadwood, "Curly Bill" Brocius in Tombstone, President Noah Daniels on 24, and Lamar Wyatt in Nashville. Boothe also lent his voice to Hitman: Absolution, a 2012 video game developed by IO Interactive, voicing one of the main antagonists of the game, Benjamin Travis.